Strictly Lineup Complete

The Strictly Come Dancing lineup for 2022 is now complete.

I'm looking forward to seeing comedian Ellie Taylor on the dancefloor. I've been a fan of Ellie since she presented Snog, Marry, Avoid for BBC Three. She's a regular face on comedy panel shows as well as a contributor to Late Night Mash. 

I'm not familiar with Molly Rainford, but as a singer, actor and Sylvia Young graduate, I'd imagine that she'll be a bit good. You can see in this clip from Blue Peter that while she might not be the most convincing lip syncer, she can certainly move.

Former England and Arsenal footballer Tony Adams MBE is going to have his work cut out to keep up with youngsters like Molly. Footballers have never really done that well on Strictly. Perhaps Tony can break the mold.

Singer and 2011 winner of The X Factor Fleur East is going to be really popular, I think. She's so engaging and positive that people will get behind her. Like Molly, she has musical bones and that will likely serve her well.

Hamza Yassin is someone I'm not familiar with, as I'm not really into wildlife programmes. Hamza lives in the Scottish Highlands, so he'll be competing with Kate for votes from north of the boarder.

James Bye has played Martin Fowler in EastEnders since 2014. I really hope that the soap's producers give him an easy Christmas storyline - EastEnders actors have a really tough time combining training with emotional storylines. The only advantage is that Strictly and EastEnders both film at Elstree, so he doesn't have far to go to get to the set.

Former Blue Peter presenter and broadcaster Helen Skelton completes this year's line up. Blue Peter presenters have to be willing to throw themselves into anything, so regardless of her ability, I expect Helen to be up for giving everything a go. And this is not Helen's first go - she danced with Artem in the 2012 Strictly Christmas special. She was pretty decent then. Will she still be as good 10 years on?